Lisa is one of the few 2x guests on the show.  She is the head of Search Fund lending at Live Oak Bank, one of the top SBA lenders in the country, and a premier expert on loans for buying small businesses.  She also loves to wo...

Matthew talks about transitioning from the Navy to the VA and then ending up in software sales.  

Rob retired from the Army as a Special Forces officer and then spent time working with a veteran transition nonprofit.  He was often the one raising money and that put me in contact with a lot of high-net-worth individuals.  Af...

Jack is an Air Force veteran who went to HBS.  He was told "everyone thinks of veterans as "leaders" but don't let that define you" Turns out, Jack liked leading people.  He liked being labeled a "leader."  So ...

Jason Anderson is a former Air Force O-6 who retired from the military and started what looked like was his dream job. Business development in a sector of the Air Force he knewGot to live in JapanMaking GREAT ...

Today's guest is Bobby Payne from Shift Group. He is an Air Force veteran and a really awesome guy who I've gotten to know a lot more recently. Since starti...

I have had a lot of guests on the show to talk about buying a small business.  From lenders, buyers, and investors- everyone seems to be saying, "Go buy a business!  You will make a ton of money and can't go wrong!"  

Gaming culture is huge in the military.  Video games are a way to blow off steam on a deployment, stay connected with friends around the world, and just have fun. So I'm really excited to bring this episode to you about two com...

Donte McGaughy is a seasoned entrepreneur, former government employee, and a United States Air Force service-disabled veteran. As the Founder and CEO of Selenius Holdings, an Atlanta-based freight forwarding and truck hauling company, Donte is ...

I really like Nate.  He's just...a good dude.  He's got some serious business chops, too. He led $200 million in projects for WeWork and was a VP for a whole region.  Then he dove into the world of bu...

Lukas is a previous guest and we talk about the VC-backed startup from our first episode that he shut down. But his new project, Vetclaims.ai , is pretty awesome.  ...

Today we have a conversation going into all the ins and out of the VA home loan with former Marine and mortgage expert, Chris Wesson. 

I got connected with Steve from a guy on X (formerly, Twitter).  Steve has been INCREDIBLY successful and was very gracious with his time to discuss his new book: 

Alex went from flying fighter jets to running an e-commerce company, living abroad, and investing in real estate.  He is one of the coolest cats I've met-enjoy!

Alex is a first-year MBA student and founder of Organic Grit, a CBD company.  We talk about founding a company on active duty, applying to MBA programs, and choosing a purposeful career.&n...

I've had a number of franchisees and business owners on the show, but Mike is the first from the side of a franchisor (think: corporate).  He is the CEO of CertaPro Painting, where he gets to see how locations across the country perform in...

First- Austin would be on my short list for Most Interesting Man in the World. - Air Force SOF- Casually mentions going to Ukraine (during the war) - Tillman Scholar - Researched medicine for NASAPlus ...

Shawn spent time in law enforcement and retired from the Navy and then decided he wanted to own his own business.  He partnered with WIN Home Inspections and has been loving every bit of it. 

Today's guest is Stephanie Dasher, executive director of Warrior Surf Foundation (WSF), a Charleston nonprofit founded in May 2015. WSF works...

Brian left the army and moved back home, eventually buying a small financial services firm and growing it.  We talk about how that helps tie him into his local community and how he uses his network and business to give back to other vetera...

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Erik is the first stock trader I've had on the podcast and he talks about how he got started in investing and why he loves this path for building wealth.

Jon is a prominent voice in the business acquisition community and got his start in buying businesses after leaving the Air Force. Resources Mentioned: 

Kathy has QUITE a story.  She's bounced around from industry and industry and mastered the art of changing careers.  Listen how this Navy EOD veteran went from the military to being a stunt performer to names like Facebook and Crossfi...